Endothelial dysfunction, carotid artery plaque burden, and conventional exercise-induced myocardial ischemia as predictors of coronary artery disease prognosis

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study populations

	CAD group (n = 73)	NCAD group(n = 30)
Age, years	64 ± 10*	58 ± 11
Men	60 (82)*	11 (34)
Body-mass index, kg/m²	24.0 ± 4.2	21.9 ± 3.9
Current smoker	49 (67) *	13 (43)
Hypertension	50 (68) *	14 (47)
Diabetes mellitus	32 (44) *	4 (13)
Hyperlipidemia	55 (75) *	16 (53)
Family history of coronary artery disease	17 (19)	5 (17)
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	202 ± 33	209 ± 109
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	162 ± 70	170 ± 109
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	48 ± 13*	57 ± 13
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl)	114 ± 37	101 ± 21
Uric acid (mg/dl)	6.0 ± 1.4	6.2 ± 1.5
No. coronary diseased vessels
1	38(52)	0
2	25(34)	0
3	10(14)	0
Follow up medical therapies
ACE-I or ARB	24(33)*	4(13)
Beta-blockers	47(64)*	7(23)
Calcium channel blockers	38(52)	11(37)
Statins	39(53)*	8(27)
Nitrates	44(60)*	7(23)

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD and numbers in parenthesis expresses percentage of prevalence; CAD group, patients with significant coronary artery disease; NCAD group, patients with non-significant coronary artery stenosis; HDL, high density lipoprotein; Hypertension, blood pressure ≥ 160/95 mmHg; Diabetes mellitus, fasting blood sugar ≥ 126 mg/dl; Hyperlipidemia, total cholesterol ≥ 230 mg/dl; ACE-I or ARB, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers; No., numbers; * P < 0.05 vs. NCAD group.

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